We deserve to have Elizabeth Warren as our President. She would not draft policies by

[Ninga]

sticking her finger in the wind to see how the wind blows....yet professed supporters are
abandoning their vote for her in exactly that fashion...a finger in the wind.

Either you believe she is the most capable or you don’t. I simply do not understand abandoning her.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/opinion/sunday/elizabeth-warren-2020.html?referringSource=articleShare

[Demsrule86]

1. You have to face political realities...and make the best choice you can when your candidate will not

get the nomination...I was a Deaniac...I get it.

[Tweedy]

87. Did you vote for Howard Dean?

Or did you let a bunch of talking heads talk you out of it?

Maybe had folks stuck to former Governor Dean, we would not be where we are today.

Pundits are not sages. More importantly, a pundits definition of the best candidate is rarely reflected by lived reality.

We need to make up our own minds. That way is the path to success.

In 2008, the talk was very loud saying Barack Obama just could not win, the country was not ready. Many I knew were worried and did not vote for him on Super Tuesday. He lost my state.

Yet, Barack Obama went on to win and he won big because more of us stuck with our own beliefs rather than running to what we were told was the safer choice.

[groundloop]

96. And furthermore, only a very small fraction of the country has already voted.

It looks like we're going to base our choice on the results from just 3 states, 2 of them very lily white.

[BComplex]

106. 4 states....2 of them lily white. (Iowa, NH, Nevada, SC)

I'm totally in favor of Elizabeth Warren getting elected, and I know that if people voted their hearts instead of trying to second-guess some pie-in-the-sky strategy, she would have had a lot more success in her delegate count.

I still hope she pulls a rabbit out of the hat.

[Tweedy]

120. Only if we decide to do so

Our vote belongs to us, alone

Imho

Without Elizabeth Warren on that stage, everything is worse

With Elizabeth Warren we win and we build a stable foundation under this country for the next half century.

But we can win with a potted plant
AND
Still we can build a stable foundation for the next century
It will simply be more difficult without Elizabeth Warren at the helm.

Regardless of agreement with me, your vote belongs to you. Vote your truth, not the belief of another wholly disconnected from you.

[squirecam]

2. She has no path to the nomination.

Nt

[IluvPitties]

7. Exactly!

[thesquanderer]

33. Of course she does.

538 currently says that the most likely outcome (59%) is that no one arrives at the convention with enough delegates. In that scenario, it is not impossible that someone who didn't come in at the top could still be the nominee.

[squirecam]

43. So the "path"

Is that someone fourth in delegates wins?

That isn’t going to happen.

Warren could throw her delegates to another, and maybe get a cabinet or VP slot. But there is no way that she gets the presidency.

It’s time to be realistic.

[thesquanderer]

51. It's even possible that someone with no delegates at all gets the nomination.

People have mentioned Sherrod Brown for example.

I'm not by any means saying I think Warren will get the nomination, or even has a decent likelihood of it. I'm just saying it's not absolutely impossible.

[squirecam]

57. Not necessarily.

If you suspend, you stop actively campaigning.

Doesn’t mean you couldn’t come back in a severe emergency.

[Demsrule86]

58. No it is not possible.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

69. So why are you still supporting Amy? Just curious

[squirecam]

108. I voted in Nevada.

I still hope Amy wins Minnesota.

Yet I am realistic and expect her to suspend her campaign after Super Tuesday.

At that point, I hope she becomes Biden’s VP.

What I’m not going to do is hope for some contested convention, tearing the party apart, on some vain hope that a candidate finishing with little delegates becomes president. It’s nonsense and unrealistic.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

113. Agree. But if Biden catches up and Bernie grows too

Won't we have a brokered convention?

[McKim]

73. Does Being Realistic Mean Giving Up Your Dreams?

Does “being realistic” mean that you give up your hopes and dreams and wait a few more years for some crumbs? As Mick Jasper famously sang in “Ruby Tuesday”, “Lose your dreams and you will lose your mind!”

[Shermann]

103. I had to be realistic about getting a job

...and give up on the rock star dreams.

So, yes. Sometimes. Unfortunately.

[treestar]

132. That kind of thing is personal

about being positive about yourself. Politics requires working with others.

[Curtis]

72. With respect

This is an exhausting statement. She has just as much of a path as the person you support (Klobuchar). The problem is that Americans have this overwhelming desire or need to be on the "perceived" winning team that they will abandon their own common sense in order to feed that need. I've never understood that need in my political life. I studied it through grad school and worked against it during my 20+ year career in the political arena. It's exhausting. People always say, "I love candidate x, but she/he can't win so I will vote for candidate y." What people do not realize is that if they didn't bail on candidate x in the first place she/he would freaking win and would have a path to the nomination. It's the most frustrating and crazy thing about American politics. You don't always have to vote for the perceived winner.

[nbsmom]

94. Even with a bump from SC, a considerable percentage of Super Tuesday votes are already baked

So who is really viable at this point? Biden who has had NO PRESENCE in CA? Or Warren who's polling at 17% and has much more organization and infrastructure in CA?

Remember in CA, many of the counties vote by mail, which means that a significant percentage won't be known for days or possibly weeks. The campaigns know this, so the rush to make it a cage match between Biden and Bernie is HORRIBLY premature. WE SPENT A WHOLE YEAR TALKING TO IOWA AND NEW HAMPSHIRE and now we want to rush—or even negate—the votes in CA and TX? Warren has a LOT of support among the people who went for Bernie in 2016. (For all we know, Bernie is still counting them in his polling data because it makes him look more realistic.)

FTR, I and my family have already voted for Warren. We are #BlueNoMatterWho but want to support a candidate who will get things done and who will support the down-ticket races in CA and elsewhere. (Would prefer that Bernie isn't the candidate, as the candidates backed by Our Revolution in 2018 lost every race.)

[paleotn]

104. She does have a path. She's not mathematically eliminated. Nor is Klobuchar...

The correct statement for both candidates is ....she has a very unlikely path to the nomination. Stranger things have happened, but at this point it doesn't look good.

[xmas74]

3. I'm not abandoning her

But I always have a backup during the primary season. She will get my vote on March 10 but if she drops I'll be with Biden.

One of my friends is on his fourth backup now.

[Bettie]

4. Apparently, people think that only old white men

are the only capable ones.

I'm so frustrated. She is amazing, but she's missing that crucial thing: male genitalia.

I really don't believe we'll ever have a female president, given what I'm seeing even around here.

[xmas74]

5. I really wish it could be her

She's getting my vote on the 10th.

[loyalsister]

41. It can if people like you and me vote for her

She will have a lot of votes in Columbia on the 10th. Bernie will have a lot of votes here, too. I don't know what the rest of the state looks like, but she is very strong here.

[CTyankee]

49. me, too, loyalsister. I see no reason to abandon her now. Our primary isn't until late April,

unfortunately, but if she is still in the running then I will vote for her

UNLESS

it is a Bernie vs. Joe choice. I must go with Joe. I have listened to Bernie (and even voted for him in our 2016 primary) and I do not feel he is substantial enough for me on the issues and is unwinnable against Trump.

But up to then, I am with Warren, supporting her principles and her policies.

AND WE NEED A WOMAN PRESIDENT!

[loyalsister]

52. I don't see Bernie or Biden winning against Trump

Biden won the conservative Black vote in SC, but in other locales, he will be 2016 all over again.

[CTyankee]

54. But in the context of Trump, that changes everything. Folks weren't scared shitless of Trump then

the way we are now. This is survival of our country at stake in the starkest terms.

[Happy Hoosier]

53. If she makes a strong comeback, I'll support her...

... in my primary. But it won’t Happen. There is no sign of that happening. I’ve sent her a ton of cash. I’ve done what I can.

[xmas74]

64. I'm voting for her

But current projections show Biden with a majority.

[loyalsister]

67. Another candidate I am exited about

Yinka!! I really like the way he knows the details of the office he's running for and he's very dedicated to serving in the public interest. It's time to send the Ashcrofts home for good.
We have an opportunity to elect the first woman governor and the first non white person to a state-wide office in MO.

[xmas74]

68. Yinka is fantastic.

You're in the Fourth,right? Have you met Lindsey?

[loyalsister]

77. I've communicated with her via email

I was leaning towards Erich. She doesn't actually impress me, because I (and people like me) didn't even exist in her world view until I reached out. I will vote for her without a doubt. Very excited about Judy Baker.

[xmas74]

93. I don't see that as the case.

She's from Marshall, went to MO Valley, raised by a state worker (caregiver in group homes). She's really into environmental law. A Marshall girl who graduated from Harvard Law is huge. She's young but very open to feedback, especially in person. She has a toddler at home and her husband is active duty Army. If elected she would be the first to ever serve in Congress with an active duty spouse.

(Also very knowledgeable about Syria.)

If you were closer I'd invite you to attend the Kirkpatrick Dinner in March in Warrensburg. Most of them will be there and it's a great opportunity to meet them one-on-one. Heck, if you can ever make it up here I'd invite you to any of our events.

[IluvPitties]

10. That is not it.

She was ahead at one point, but went too soft on Bernie and did not look strong when pressed on MFA.

It's not a gender thing, IMO. I was for Kamala until she went violently negative on Biden on the STUPID non issue of busing.

[PTWB]

14. How was that a non-issue?

I was for Kamala until she dropped out.

[IluvPitties]

19. It was a non issue. Joe is an ally of black people.

He helped President Obams to be successful. That's enough evidence right there, and black voters in SC showed their gratitude and support.

[PTWB]

24. President Obama helped Joe a lot more than Joe helped President Obama.

Kamala took offense to Biden’s unreasonable opposition to school bussing and his remarks about being bipartisan for working with segregationists (on issues other than segregation).

[IluvPitties]

31. Sorry, but that's not what the bulk of his work shows.

He was Obama's right hand, and nothing will change that.

[PTWB]

37. You honestly think Joe helped President Obama as much as Joe was helped by him?

I don’t dislike Joe but I don’t find that much to like about him either. He’s a solid Democrat but lord he seems so out of touch. Joe wasn’t my first choice. Or my second. Nor is he my third or fourth. I’d vote for Joe before Bloomberg but that bar is pretty low.

Harris > Warren > Buttigieg > Sanders > Biden > all others

Joe is no Barack Obama.

[Demsrule86]

60. Yes actually, I worked the campaign...Obama was weak in the mid west. Biden handed him Ohio...he is

well liked in Ohio and could actually win Ohio.

[treestar]

99. Obama picked Joe because of experience

and spent a lot of time with him while they were in office. Obama knew Joe was a good running mate because Obama was somewhat liable to criticism of not having experience. Obama is smart, and knows how to pick people for advice.

[loyalsister]

48. Joe is forgiven for stuff Kamala was punished for

There is no clearer example of white male supremacy (as in an assumption white male superiority as part of conventional wisdom) than her and Booker's absence and Warren's losing ground.

[treestar]

100. FFS then no white man can ever win again

just because that alone means white supremacy.

[loyalsister]

131. Only when they deny their role in it

Tom Steyer is one white man who takes responsibility for his past roles in white supremacy and commit to reparations. Bloomberg and Biden deny and defend their participation.

[loyalsister]

46. Ironic how gendered your language is in this post.

"Too soft" "not strong" "violently negative"

Meanwhile n Joe pulls his tough guy routine, defends racist policies, hypocritically brags about the VAWA and has devotees who eat it up while he wins over Black voters who do know how to leverage political debt and angrily talks down to voters when confronted on his past. The disconnect is absurd.

No, Warren is not going to pull out the Scranton tough guy persona to attack Bernie because she has class and confidence and doesn't need to. That people think politicians need to take such positions reveals their insecurity. She doesn't play to the superficial reality TV watching public because she's the real deal.

[IluvPitties]

66. Gendered language?

Jeez...

[loyalsister]

74. "soft vs. strong" is stereotypical gendered language

It's possible too own and correct bias when it becomes apparent. Read and learn:

More recently it has been shown a “linguistic normativity effect” according to which people tend to compare groups or individuals by mentioning first the more powerful or higher status ones (e.g., “ Compared to men, women are . . .,” or “Compared to fathers, mothers are . . .”). This biased comparison implicitly favors the first mentioned group, which becomes the norm against which the other is compared (Pratto et al., 2007). Specifically, Bruckmüller et al. (2012) found that when men are mentioned as the referent group of comparison in a typically male (leadership) context, status inequalities are perceived as more legitimate and the gender stereotypes of men as agentic and women as communal are more readily endorsed. https://oxfordre.com/communication/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.001.0001/acrefore-9780190228613-e-470

[Kurt V.]

95. women just don't get that second look after a hiccup. men do.

[blm]

127. Joe and Pete went hard on Warren all fall and laid off Bernie completely.

The women were treated differently for the most part and the backlashes against them were overthetop.

[left-of-center2012]

15. "Apparently, people think that only old white men are the only capable ones"

Apparently you forgot Hillary Clinton was the candidate in 2016.

[LisaM]

25. I agree. This is maddening.

Dean's problem was a lack of specifics. I went and heard him speak and, while he seemed likeable and the crowd was enthusiastic, all I remember is "we're going to kick him out of Washington and send him back to Crawford!"

I saw Warren the other night, she was strong on specifics, got almost zero press coverage.

And she was excoriated when she pressed Bernie on his saying a woman couldn't win and he almost physically brushed her off. So when they say she wasn't tough on Bernie, look what happened when she even said one little thing.

M4A is a non-starter at the moment. Her pragmatism in realizing that shouldn't hurt her.

[bdamomma]

30. Elizabeth Warren

is a very smart woman, and apparently smart women are demonized. Unfortunately, we are not in at that pinnacle of having a woman President as in other parts of the world, we have the other gender trying to thrust us back into the dark ages.

I for one want to live in the 21st century not the 1800's.

[Evolve Dammit]

88. That is where we're at. Very disappointing that we're "five gears in reverse." E. Costello

They are coming after all New Deal programs and will keep going until slavery is back on the menu. We need Liz, Kamella and Amy to stay strong in the face of entitled, white "owners" who want it ALL. I'm looking at GOP mostly, but there is some in the Dem party as well. Liz would make a great running mate and VP at this point. I hope Sanders or Biden have the sense to conclude that. Bernie and Liz are so close ideologically, it would make total sense to get together now.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

70. Bettie. I did not think about dicks even once

until you mentioned

For me it's was the person who had the best chance of beating Dipshit. If Warren had the highest gap over trump, she'd be the one.

[treestar]

98. What of the past two nominees?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. That's the way primaries work.

They are intended to winnow the field and choose the strongest candidate. If people don't think their favorite candidate has a good chance to win the nomination they'll switch to someone else. Sometimes you just have to be pragmatic, and in the immortal words of Mick Jagger, you can't always get what you want.

[Ninga]

11. I'm dense. This makes no sense to me. Either she is highly qualified or not. "Thinking" she

couldn’t win is not science.

[Codeine]

18. She's highly qualified.

An argument could be made that she’s the most qualified by a fair margin, and it’s an argument with which I would agree.

But she’s losing. She’s losing badly. She didn’t connect with voters the way she needed to and thus she has no path to the nomination. Would that it were so, but it isn’t.

[Chainfire]

92. At this point

I does't matter so much who is the most qualified when all of the Democratic candidates are far better qualified than the sitting President. All of the Democrats who have dropped out are far more qualified than the President, Hell, half of the prison population is more qualified than the D. J.

It is imperative that we run the candidate with the best chance of winning the White House. Whenever that shakes out we will all need to forget our favorites unless we want for more years of chaos.

This is what we are facing, and it is going to take a miracle:

https://news.gallup.com/poll/284156/trump-job-approval-personal-best.aspx

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

20. Of course she's highly qualified. That's not the problem.

The issue for any candidate is whether they catch on with voters, and that's an intangible thing that isn't always based on qualifications - consider the fact that the most spectacularly unqualified person in the universe caught on with a whole lot of voters in 2016. I don't know why Warren isn't doing better - I like her a lot and I think she'd be a first-rate president. Sometimes candidates don't have an effective campaign organization or strategy. Sometimes their ads aren't effective. Sometimes they can't raise enough money. There are dozens of reasons why a particular candidate succeeds or not, and their qualifications (which different people weigh differently anyhow) is only one of them.

[LakeArenal]

26. Not qualified enough.

Joe started as the most qualified he’ll finish as such.

All the candidates were deserving. But only one can win. That’s the way it goes.

Your deserving is not the majority.

[Vivienne235729]

8. Bc she won't be able to win. I love her and hope she runs in 2024.

Maybe by then we would have healed enough to get M4A going. But, right now, we need to kick trump's large ass out to the curb. The republic is hanging by a thread. She won't appeal to the moderates and right of center folks. She doesn't appeal to POC. She has much work to do.

But right now, I think she needs to stay in the race and keep her name floating for as long as she can.

[Codeine]

9. My first choice was a woman

and Warren is my strong second choice now, but her candidacy is in free fall and voters are naturally shifting their support to one of the two who can win. That’s just electoral politics.

[IluvPitties]

12. Exactly!

[grantcart]

13. Unfortunately the country gets the President we deserve

Warren is brilliant and I would have been delighted for her to unite the party and lead the country.

Her wealth tax is reasonable, effective, and doable.

Unfortunately I believe that her effort to take over Sanders in the Sanders' lane limited her campaign.

On the upside she will be one of the intellectual leaders in the Senate under a Democratic Administration.

[Ninga]

17. I'm a veteran of political campaigns...but to watch former professed supporters capriciously

toss her aside is painful for me.

I really believe in her.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

22. I don't think they are being capricious. They are making a rational choice.

It might be a painful choice, but it's not capricious or treacherous.

[Codeine]

23. Believing in any politician

is a recipe for disaster. Politics is the art of the possible, and it is no longer possible for her to win. Now her supporters can choose to cast their vote for her knowing she won’t win (totally reasonable, and I’ve done that in the past) or shift their support to a front runner who most represents their goals.

Right now my goal is winning the election in November, so I’ve shifted my support to Biden, as I am of the opinion that Sanders cannot win.

[Kaleva]

78. Every candidate has a hard core group of supporters and the rest are fluid.

[blm]

16. She is the most capable to bring necessary structural changes.

That remains true.

[LakeArenal]

27. That's just opinion.

I say Joe is most capable. 🤷🏼?♀️

[blm]

38. She's one of the few people who has done it in the past 5 decades.

Biden does not have the depth of knowledge, formed remedies, or experience in building the infrastructure needed to implement the change.

That’s not an opinion, it’s a fact. I’ll be supporting him for sure, but, I’m not going to pretend Warren is lesser in the areas that need structural change.

[LakeArenal]

42. Bullpucky on that second paragraph.

“Depth of knowledge” wtf.....

Worst opinion ever.

Talk about sour grapes. Bitter even.

[blm]

110. Wrong. The economic infrastructure that needs to be addressed has only ONE candidate

with the depth of knowledge and experience to implement a comprehensive reform.

She is the only candidate who HAS done it and one of the few people who has accomplished the task of building a complete new government agency from the ground up in our lifetime.

[LakeArenal]

119. Again, bullshit.

[blm]

125. Ok. What agency did Biden conceive, plan, fight for, and build that addressed

a significant problem in this nation and became a cabinet level agency?

You can call bullshit all you like but, just as I cannot say that Warren is the one with the foreign policy experience, you can’t say that Biden ever built a needed government agency based on his years of research, his ideas, and his remedial policy plans from the ground up.

[LakeArenal]

128. Give it a rest. I don't care about what you think.

Don’t care about what I think.

[blm]

129. Just calling bullshit on the bullshit.

You know you stepped in it.

Fini.

[LakeArenal]

130. Says you. OMG what a pile this whole conversation is

I may have stepped in it but that’s cuz you are spreading it all over.

[squirecam]

28. And it's also true that the nominee

Will be Sanders or Biden.

I wish it was different. But wishing won’t make it so.

[duforsure]

21. She has my vote

And I think she's the most capable candidate that has the intellect and backbone to be able to hold these criminals accountable, and the others don't. Biden already had his shot to stop Putin, trump, and Moscow Mitch, and he failed, and Bernie has health issues, so she's easily my pick,. We need someone the wealthy are scared of, and that's her. She's also forward thinking , which others are not.

[LakeArenal]

29. She's not scaring anyone at this point

[brush]

32. She would make a great president but it doesn't seem it's her time.

There's a theory that things happen, or don't happen, when they're supposed to. Unfortunately, IMO, her time in the progressive lane at least, may have been in 2016 when many urged her to run as the progressive candidate but she declined, probably because she didn't want to run against Hillary, another woman.

And that in itself is sad since both would've been great presidents.

[aikoaiko]

34. I'm very surprised, too.

[left-of-center2012]

35. "supporters are abandoning their vote for her"

She's not shown an ability to win:

Iowa (she came in 3rd)

New Hampshire (she came in 4th)

Nevada (she came in 4th)

South Carolina (she came in 5th)

[Progressive dog]

36. They can't all win

In a democracy, the people are the wind and you are unlikely to get elected if the majority of the people disagree with your proposed policies or with the focus of your policies.

[loyalsister]

39. I'm not

She's my preferred candidate until she wins or drops out. I will be voting for her March 10th. I don't have a back up and will reluctantly vote for Bernie and even more reluctantly for Biden or anyone else if they are the nominated candidate.

[Goodheart]

40. I'm sure she'd make the best President

But she's going to be gone as a viable candidate by next weekend.

The choice will be Sanders versus Biden.

It's an odd thing... although Warren is closer to Sanders politically I'm going to be switching my vote to Biden. Hopefully he'll choose Mrs. Warren as his running mate.

[Gothmog]

44. Sanders supporters are upset with Warren

Link to tweet

?s=20

[BeyondGeography]

45. The quality of our top two choices is rather sad actually

For different reasons, both have “one term” written all over them. Ideally, Warren would be the oldest remaining contender and doing better with voters. Her campaign, of which she is admittedly in charge, would certainly do some basic things over again if they had the chance (and if they were honest with themselves). But I’m sticking with Warren because the alternatives don’t make sense to me as long as I have the chance to support her.

Before this primary started, I didn’t think Democrats were in a very good place as a party, and the way things have gone I’m feeling validated. Trump has voters completely freaked out and the obsession with electability has propped up Biden. Sanders is also a creature of 2016 issues. His policies are more forward looking but his base appears to be fueled by negative feelings about Democrats as much as it is about beating Republicans, and many Democrats can’t stand him. Both men are old. One lost his fastball somewhere between 2016 and 2019 and the other recently had a heart attack and won’t release his health records. We’re playing for the next election, and not very well at that.

[MarcA]

114. Very good analysis.

Sadly, many seem to be embracing the inevitability of either S or B rather than
voting their conscience while they can.

[mahina]

47. Same here exactly

Until yesterday people were saying with all seriousness if Biden doesn’t win South Carolina he has to drop out. The race is not yet won or lost

[squirecam]

61. What state will Warren win on Super Tuesday.

As you say, Biden actually won SC.

If Warren isn’t even leading her home state, how can she claim any path.

[squirecam]

122. You don't have to.

She can’t. I expect her to withdraw after Super Tuesday.

The facts are that it’s now between sanders and Biden. No one else has a path.

[mahina]

123. I don't know and you don't either

As long as she’s in the race o am for her because I think she would be the best candidate.

I like Amy too. She isn’t out and you support her. I don’t ask you to explain why or how she can win.


I can say that all in three words.


Cheers.

[Happy Hoosier]

50. I think she is the best, but...

She can no longer win. It’s just reality.

[pattyloutwo]

56. I'm staying with Warren

Still only a small handful of states. If pundits were saying Warren could win Super Tuesday, she could win Super Tuesday. The polls and predicting become a self fulfilling prophecy. I think people should vote for who is the best candidate, not who they think can win.

[zonkers]

62. I love her. But if she drops out now,

She might be able to be king maker for Bernie -- converting her earned political currency.

[MarcA]

115. Self Fulfilling Prophecy. Exactly. n/t

[dlk]

59. Warren would be the most effective executive, as opposed to traditional male posturing

She actually gets things done that help Americans and has reasonable plans to do even more. She seems to have been written off prematurely. How much is sexism playing into this primary?

[loyalsister]

65. Lots!

She actually reminds me a lot of Obama. She's modest and ambitious in a way that makes sense (rather than aspiring to cure cancer or start a revolution). Voters seem to be ready to give in to sexism and racism way too easily. That is white male supremacy and exactly what is driving both Bernie's and Joe's popularity. I was so excited and am beginning to dread the general election. My strategy is to focus on local and state politics.

[treestar]

133. Congress still has to pass the bills

That's not a matter of being a good executive.

[dlk]

135. This is why Warren would be the most effective

She has a proven track record of getting things done and getting her legislation passed through Congress, e. g., the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a very big deal, the otc hearing aid bill, etc. She is effective and works across the aisle as well as anyone.

[tulipsandroses]

63. She is the most qualified and smartest

I will support whomever the nominee will be, but it has always been my opinion that she is the smartest and most qualified as far the person able to bring about structural change that moves minorities, the poor and middle class forward.


I have not heard anyone speak to black issues the way Sen Warren has. That's because she has actually listened to black folks on the ground and incorporated the needs of black folks into her policies. She did not just speak to "black leaders". If she is not the nominee, I hope she has a lot of say in the new administration.

[McKim]

71. A Am All In for Her!

I am all in for her! She would not waste trillions of dollars on wars of choice. It’s time for womens’ values to rule in this country! Day Care, Family Leave, College Help and Health Care help. She will not give in to the MIC!!!!!!!

[AlexSFCA]

75. it's about who can better beat trump

no doubt Warren is a great legislator but policies are irrelevant in this election cycle. Winning is the only focus right now.

[Buzz cook]

76. She is eaily the best choice

No one is more highly qualified and no one willing to fight harder.

[IronLionZion]

79. I'm still with her for now

but when it comes down to Bernie or Biden, I'll see whose supporters insult me less

[Woodycall]

80. Your Right

I think we should call ALL of our elections when less than 2% of the vote has been counted... (sarcasm, of course).

[Tweedy]

81. Vote your own mind

We need the wisdom of the American people on this one. I don't pretend to have a monopoly on that by any stretch of the imagination.

Yet, I do know wisdom does not emanate from polls. It emanates from us when we pick based on who we believe would do the best job in this moment.

That is my message to everyone. Vote for who you believe is the right candidate. Don't let anyone, including me, tell you otherwise.

[MRDAWG]

82. She should drop out and free her delagates. A contested

convention is not good.

[jalan48]

83. Fair weather friends

[cp]

84. Nothing is settled yet

I'm watching the actual numbers from primary elections and waiting for large numbers of states/populations to weigh in, rather than listening to polls and pundits.

Will be voting for Warren in Wisconsin on April 7.

[MFM008]

85. I love Elizabeth

But reality is what it is.

[Ninga]

89. Reality today does not convert to reality tomorrow. Can not predict.

[caraher]

86. If we have a brokered convention...

I want to send a delegate who had the sense to see Warren as the best president in the bunch, even if she doesn't wind up as the candidate.

I sent in my ballot for her as soon as I got it (March 10 primary).

[MarcA]

116. +1,000 n/t

[samir.g]

90. #DropOutWarren and #PrimaryWarren are totally uncalled for

Especially the latter.

Not cool, "bros".

[yaesu]

91. I just sent my Bernie vote in but I like & admire Warren. I believe she is more than capable

to run this country & being my second choice for primary I would enthusiastically support her if she gets the nomination. There are a lot of posts bashing our most progressive candidates & every website has its share of russian bots so don't take what is said online as the views of the general Democratic population.

[Kurt V.]

97. i do and i won't. if she's not our nominee i won't care one bit who the president is.

Except trump of course.

[warmfeet]

101. Yes, I think she would be a wonderful POTUS.

I voted for her in the Minnesota primary this past Friday (early voting).

I will be voting for the Democratic nominee, whoever that turns out to be, in the general election.

[paleotn]

102. I believe she's the most capable...

I just don't think she's the most capable of winning the primary at this point. NH had me very worried. It's right next door to home and they know who she is, but she still couldn't gain any traction. The realpolitik is people vote based on who they "like" whatever the hell that means. Not who's policy ideas would benefit the most people or even make the most sense. She's detailed and "in the weeds." That appeals to Vulcans like me. Most folks aren't Vulcans.

[emmaverybo]

105. I have never believed she is the most qualified, experienced, or job-specific knowledgeable.

That would be Joe Biden.

However, she is a fighter, brilliant, and a great anti-corruption advocate.
Her forte is domestic economic policy, but that is an area in which the president has a limited influence. And it is by no means her only responsibility.

Warren lacks foreign policy and relations experience and interest. In fact, she never spoke much to issues other than her domestic plans. She never gained traction with AA voters. She did not articulate a broader message.

I think it possible had she not made a pact with Bernie and gone against him much earlier, she’d have been a much more appealing leader for progressives. Still, could she survive that cult of personality? I think some of her political moves were not the most wise.

[gibraltar72]

107. Like all your arguments.

However I am becoming resigned to Joe. I love the guy but I think he's out of step and has much to answer for. I will probably be all in when he releases the name of his reasonable Republican.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

118. There are no "reasonable republicans" these days.

[Squinch]

109. No. It isn't as simple as that. I believe she is the most capable. I also believe she cannot

win. That's not something I can change. And my opinion is that the only real goal is to get rid of Filthy Donnie.

[Ninga]

111. Every one agrees. However. Not one person KNOWs she can't win. I will not stick my

finger in the wind and guess where the wind might be coming from.

I am left to vote for whom I believe is the best overall balanced and smart candidate.
Warren.

Not one person KNOWs ...

[Squinch]

112. OK. And I don't KNOW that summer will be hot, but I'm pretty comfortable saying it will be.

[BlueWI]

117. She is an ideal public servant

and a great candidate for office. It's unfortunate that Democratic voters so far have not supported her candidacy in larger numbers. She has very good administrative experience, vision, and legislative skills. I hope she does well in some of the States on Super Tuesday that are more open to her approach and persona.

[hangaleft]

124. I'm not a fair weather fan

I’m sticking with the candidate who’s going to fight for us, not cave in the interest of non-existent bi-partisanship.

[LaurenOlimina]

126. thank you

[colsohlibgal]

134. Her Big Problem

Not so much her politics but her Gender.....other countries have Female leaders but it doesn’t seem like it will happen here anytime soon.

Of course right now we all need to support our nominee, as we have an evil, dumb, crazy tax cheat and other crimes Adult Baby in Office now. Any possible nominee we select is light years better than the Abomination we are stuck with now.

Again vote Blue no matter who.